Subject: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – Submission of declaration of Assets and Liabilities by the public servants.

The undersigned is to refer to this Division’s OM of even number dated 31st July 2014 regarding furnishing of information relating to assets and liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.

2. The Government has since amended the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 vide Notification dated 8.9.2014, in terms of which, the last date for filing returns of assets and liabilities by all public servants has been revised from 15th September 2014 to 31st December 2014.

3. All CSS Officers may take note of the revised time-limit for filing of aforementioned returns. Ministries/Departments are also requested to forward the declarations, information, returns submitted by US and above level officers of CSS to CS.I Division of DOPT for records.